15" or 17" pb?
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- jox
Which? And why one over the other?
I keep hovering the applestore button with both configs but can't decide.
- sumogray0
15"
or by one of these to carry a 17"
love my 15
- rasko40
the 17" is HUGE
I guess it depends whether you want to be more or less portable, I would probalby go for the 15"
(saying that I have a 12")
PB that is jox steady!
- madirish0
might be that i have just had a 15" for so long, but everyone i know w/ the 17" loves it, but always seems to have to move anything near them to use the beast.
if you are pretty stationary, or only going to/from the same places it would rock for sure. if you are mobile quite a bit, i would say the 15".
but then again, that might be my long-time use w/ the 15" and i need a slap in the face...
- ribit0
15"
and a Dell 24" display to hook it up to at home/office
- paraselene0
i'm in the same dilemma at the moment, jox.
i think i might do as ribit has advised and keep a good display at home. it's tricky, though. i can't very well keep displays all over town, can i?
- gruntt0
either way it's a lot of peanut butter.
- tkmeister0
15 is def more portable. it's enough peanut butter.
i have 15 and external monitor. i rarely use external though.
- rinus0
i had the same thing when i bought my powerbook 2 months ago. i took the 15" cause its easyer to take with you. the 17" is really big...
- erokcom0
17" man...
Don't even mess with that 15"..
- ldww0
i do not understand the 17 pb, its fucking too big. i thought the point of a laptop was ease and portability. so i guess my answer would be 15. but personally i would get a 12. but i would not use it for hardcore working just play.
- jox0
I'm going to be quite portable, I have a 15" tibook I carry with me everyday now, but at the same time - the 17" doesn't seem *that* much more of a bitch to drag around.
I need it on monday and right now both screens are fine as long as i can get it today but nobody in this gawdaymned town has one with the new 7200 rpm drive in it!!
- Gucci0
either way, i'd wait.
apple's coming out with dual core laptops in january....
you heard it here first.
- jox0
the 12" is a no-no for me, way too tiny to work on, plus you don't get as many spiffy gizmos as the bigger ones do.
- Nairn0
If you're hovering between the two, I recommend having a look at this to clear things up a little..
I know which one I'd go for!
- itsjimhoward0
Get the 12"
- jox0
There's no way. If there was, add another year for recompilation of all software before you can actually use them.
Plus, I need it on monday.
- ETM0
17" notebooks are mainly designed as desktop replacements for ocassional portability, i.e once in a while to the cabin etc. If you carry a 17" anything around everyday you're crazy IMO.
i do not understand the 17 pb, its fucking too big. i thought the point of a laptop was ease and portability. so i guess my answer would be 15. but personally i would get a 12. but i would not use it for hardcore working just play.
ldww
- jox0
lol @ Nairn. I actually made one of those back in school!
- olli1010
Jox - I've got and have used both and I'll mirror what's been said previously.
The 17" is fantastic and worth the extra bucks but only if you're planning to use it as a desktop replacement that occasionally may make a trip or two. It's not HUGE but it's just big enough to make it a little difficult to lug around. Can't complain about the specs though.
The 15" is perfect is all other regards. It fits perfectly in a myriad of laptop/carrier bags and is sturdy enough to handle it.
Bottom line: If you demand constant portability - 15". Otherwise, 17".
:-)
(be aware that the first Intel machines will be out in 1Q 2006...it never ends!)
- jox0
Thanks olli - yeah, I am going to stay with the pre-intel apples as long as i can, so that's more of a reason for me to speed up the ordering than to wait. ^_^